The 24 volunteers of 2011 are home after attending to the eye care needs of hundreds of underserved patients this summer. Three teams served in Gonghe, Qinghai Province completing 206 cataract surgeries. Upon the completion of four years of service in this rural community 680 patients have received restored vision that otherwise would not have been able to obtain this much needed care.

Because of the hard work of Dr. Bill and Peggy Conrad, Bruce and Donna Carman, and Juliet Chen the service provided in Gansu Province was moved this year from Qin'An to Lintao. Dr. Melody Song, from Qin'An, also accompanied this group, working with our teams to further her ophthalmologic knowledge and skills. Two teams served in Lintao providing 163 cataract surgeries. Therefore, the five teams performed a total of 369surgeries bringing the total number of surgeries performed during GANSU, INC's 19 years of service in northwest China to 6,480.
 
Volunteers all share they receive such a blessing as they meet the dear people of these Chinese communities. "We have fond memories of our time in rural China, and feel honored to have represented GANSU, INC and to serve the wonderful Tibetan and Chinese patients." The administrators of GANSU, INC are grateful to each volunteer and to each of you as yo have supported this medical effort. This is all accomplished because of your commitment and partnership.